21 FEBRUARY 1846, Page 12

The ballet divertissement at Drury Lane, entitled the Island Nymph,

is one of those facetious flights of fancy and sentiment which ballet-masters are fond of indulging in, to the mystification and amusement of the beholders. It is only remarkable for the pretty performance of the heroine by Mademoiselle Maria, a neat and expert danseuse, to whom Monsieur Desplaces acts as lifter; and for introducing to the stage Mademoiselle Neodot, one of the most formidable representatives of commanding person- ages that the ballet has ever had to boast; and with vigour to match her proportions—but, alas! without elegance.